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A practical review of energy saving technology for ageing populations [PDF]

, 2017
Fuel poverty is a critical issue for a globally ageing population. Longer heating/cooling requirements combine with declining incomes to create a problem in need of urgent attention.
Andrea Taylor, Belkin, Benedek, Brown, Bruce Stephen, Catherine Docherty, Clarkson, Craig Lynn, Craig Whittet, Current Cost, D'Ippolito, Darby, Darby, Department of Energy & Climate Change, Edward Owens, EPSRC, Gardner, GOV.UK, Gram-Hanssen, Guy Walker, Hanington, Hargreaves, Imrhan, John, Kahneman, Kempton, Kirwan, Koehler, Langford, Lockton, Martin, Naikar, Nonaka, Norman, Ofgem, Peffer, Pierce, Revell, Revell, Rubens, Sauer, Scott, Scottish Government, Scottish Government, Shipworth, Shipworth, Shove, Snow, Stanton, Stanton, Strengers, Strengers, Stuart Galloway, Verganti, Vicente, Which?, Yang   +56 more
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Teaching Occlusal Splints in the Digital Age: Comparing Student Experiences with Conventional and CAD/CAM Workflows

Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The teaching of occlusal splint therapy in dental education is evolving with the integration of digital workflows. Although digital tools offer operational advantages, conventional methods remain pedagogically relevant. Understanding students’ perceptions of both approaches is essential for guiding curriculum innovation.
Marcelo José Palma‐Fernandes, Júlio Ruiz‐Marrara, Maria Fernanda de Campos‐Muller, Melissa Oliveira de Melchior, Inês Sansonetty Gonçalves Côrte‐Real, Jardel Francisco Mazzi‐Chaves, Laís Valencise Magri   +6 more
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Occupational ergonomics in space [PDF]

Ergonomics is often defined simply as the study of work. Related or synonymous terms include human factors, human engineering, engineering psychology, and others.
Stramler, J.
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Digital manufacturing in fiat group automobiles: virtual simulations for preliminary ergonomics optimization of workcells in the design phase of a new car model [PDF]

, 2013
New standards on work organization in the automotive industry, require a new concept of design methods: the human centred process. In Fiat Group Automobiles (FGA) the “Digital Manufacturing” (DM) project has started with the goal to create simulation ...
Frascà, Fabrizio, Sessa, Fabrizio, Spada, Stefania   +2 more
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An Analysis of Laparoscopic and Robotic Minimally Invasive Surgeries: Surgeon Experience, Learning, and Task Performance

Journal of Operations Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The study examines the transfer of learning in the context of different surgical methods used to complete surgical procedures. Surgeons' total experience is characterized by the procedure (i.e., focal or different) and the surgical technology or method used (i.e., laparoscopic‐assisted minimally invasive surgery [LAS] or robot‐assisted ...
Pradeep K. Pendem, Sriram Narayanan, Roger R. Dmochowski, Vikram Tiwari   +3 more
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Malaysian Ergonomics Standards-Its Development, Awareness and Implementation- A Review Article

Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2016
Background: Ergonomics standards play an important role in product and system design as it can improve their usability; provide comfort and safety for the users. The number of musculoskeletal diseases has increased in recent years in Malaysia.
Rosnah MOHD YUSUFF, Zuraidah BABA, Siti Zawiah MD. DAWAL, Evelyn TAN   +3 more
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Tai Chi as a rehabilitation method for patients with Parkinson’s disease

Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2018
Parkinson's disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease. It belongs to the group of extrapyramidal system diseases. Nowadays it is an incurable disease, not yet examined in its entirety.
Dariusz Dziarkowski, Aleksandra Białkowska, Blanka Budziejko, Oliwia Cywińska, Szymon Gawrych, Daria Kurtyka, Gracjan Różański, Anna Maria Dobosiewicz, Nataliia Badiuk   +8 more
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Ergonomics in Industry [PDF]

, 1961

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The Productivity Consequences of Two Ergonomic Interventions [PDF]

Pre- and post-intervention data on health outcomes, absenteeism, and productivity from a longitudinal, quasi-experimental design field study of office workers was used to evaluate the economic consequences of two ergonomic interventions.
Anne Moore, Ben Amick, III, Kelly DeRango, Lianna Bazzani, Michelle Robertson, Ted Rooney   +5 more
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Evaluation of Forearm Muscle Fatigue from Operating a Motorcycle Clutch [PDF]

, 2014
A laboratory experiment evaluated the effect of motorcycle clutch design on the electromyography (EMG) activity of the primary agonist finger flexor muscle in the forearm.
Conrad, Megan O., Marklin, Richard W.
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